A Review of the Molecular and Genetic Foundations of Ankylosing Spondylitis [PDF]
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease that occurs in an adult-onset or juvenile-onset form. The symptoms, severity, and prevalence of this disease vary according to sex, age, and race.
Dowlearn, Emily
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Alternative to Rituximab Therapy for a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis Who Was Unable to Continue Anti-TNF Therapy [PDF]
We herein present a case of a 38-year-old man who had bamboo spine and severe sacroiliitis and who was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Hiramatsu, Sumie +14 more
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Objective To evaluate progression from nonradiographic (nr‐) to radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r‐axSpA) over 5 years in patients with recently diagnosed (≤1 year) axSpA fulfilling the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria.
Denis Poddubnyy +9 more
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Inmunogenética de las espondiloartropatías
Las espondiloartropatías son la segunda causa más frecuente de artritis inflamatorias autoinmunes en los humanos. Los antígenos HLA-B27, codificados por genes ubicados en el brazo corto del cromosoma 6, han sido señalados como un marcador genético ...
Enelis Reyes Reyes +2 more
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The assessment of the spondyloarthritis international society concept and criteria for the classification of axial spondyloarthritis and peripheral spondyloarthritis: A critical appraisal for the pediatric rheumatologist [PDF]
This review refers to the origin and current state of the assessment of the SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) criteria for the classification of axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis (SpA) and the possible implications in the pediatric ...
Ruben Burgos-Vargas
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Unusual onset of a case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis [PDF]
Background: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare condition that commonly affects the clavicle and pelvis. Case presentation: We report here a case a 12 years old girl with CRMO arising with recurrent episodes of left supraorbital ...
Barrani, M +8 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Axial Spondyloarthritis is Associated With Higher Disease Activity [PDF]
Objectives: This study aims to assess whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased disease activity and functional impairment in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), with control for its seasonal variation.Patients and methods: Serum 25 ...
Duffield, Stephen +3 more
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New criteria for inflammatory back pain in patients with chronic back pain: a real patient exercise by experts from the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) [PDF]
Objective: Inflammatory back pain (IBP) is an important clinical symptom in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), and relevant for classification and diagnosis.
Brandt, J. +14 more
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Propionibacterium acnes, Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus, and the "Biofilm-like" Intervertebral Disc [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: Patients scheduled for spinal surgery were screened prospectively for a microbial presence associated with intervertebral disc specimens. Inclusion was limited to patients requiring surgery for any of five conditions: study patients with
Coscia, Michael F. +2 more
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The European Spondylarthropathy Study Group Preliminary Criteria for the Classification of Spondylarthropathy [PDF]
AbstractClassification criteria for most of the disorders belonging to the spondylarthropathy group already exist. However, the spectrum of spondylarthropathy is wider than the sum of these disorders suggests. Sero‐negative oligoarthritis, dactylitis or polyarthritis of the lower extremities, heel pain due to enthesitis, and other undifferentiated ...
Maxime Dougados +11 more
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